Senate, governor debates canceled in Ohio after GOP opts out
Source: Associated Press
Senate, governor debates canceled in Ohio after GOP opts out
By JULIE CARR SMYTH
September 21, 2022
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An independent commission in Ohio canceled a pair of debates in the state’s governor’s and U.S. Senate races on Wednesday because the Republican candidates declined to participate.
The Ohio Debate Commission expressed disappointment that neither GOP Gov. Mike DeWine nor Republican Senate nominee JD Vance accepted their invitations — pending since May — by a 5 p.m. Tuesday deadline.
The group said it would not hold so-called “empty chair” or “empty podium” debates — an option some hosting organizations have turned to in an era of rising skepticism about the political debate tradition.
Dan Moulthrop, president of the commission’s board, said “democracy is paying the price” by the debates being canceled.
Both Democratic gubernatorial nominee Nan Whaley, the former mayor of Dayton, and U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, the Democratic Senate nominee, had accepted their invitations.
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There must be a MAGA secretary of appts.
... Herschel was the president and chairman of the board of his college debate team.
Herschel debated Obama at the Kennedy Center and won with flying colors. Obama walked away with head in hands due to the trouncing he took from Walker.
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